St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-02-01
AN OUTRAGED SENATE.
The Upper House Also Wants a Com-
niistee to Investigate the lnsinua-

The Upper House Also Wants a Conn
nnistee TO Investigate the lnsinua-
tioms.
1t was little less than half hour before
noon when Senator Pope, of Mankato,
moved a recess until 2 p. IN. Senator
Durant asked him 10 withdraw his motion
until Mr.. Durant could introduce resolu-
ton. The motion was withdrawn, and the
senate was quietly surprised by this little
bomb shell:
Whereas, At a public meeting held at the
Grand opera house in the city of ST. Paul on
Sunday evening, Jan. 50, 1887, an intimation
was given TO the people of the state of Min
nesota by the speakers who addressed said
meeting, that the members of the state legis-
lature now in session, and members of
the legislature of 1885, had been influenced by
mercenary motives in their votes and actions
relating to the question of high or low license:
therefore, be it
Resolved, That it is the duty of this senate
to order the appointment of a committee of
the members of this senate to make full and
complete investigation Of the charges that
affect our positions as public officers and
private citizens: and, be it further
Resolved, That the president of the senate
appoint committee of five senator's whose
duty in shall be to fully examine into and
investigate the iinputations cast upon the
members of this senate.
Every senator was intereStedly attentive,
and while some were quite surprised, others
wore knowing look as if they had antici-
pated something OF the kind from what had
taken place in the house. The high license
men squirmed in their seats, and looked as
ii they felt that the opera house meeting
had placed them in tight box. The in
sinuation that any member of the legisla-
ture
COULD BE PURCHASED
on one hand, ,saad the presumed jeopardy of
the high license interests on the other by
any reference to the meeting made their
position quite embarrassing. Mr.. Durant
followed up his resolution by saying:
Mr.. President: l move the adoption of
that resolution. was present at that meet
ing held in the Grand opera house last night
and occupied conspicuous position in u box
there. and heard the remarks made, chiefly
by officers of this state, and the words
''bribery" and ''boodle'' were uttered very
frequently. Now, Mr.. President, I was a
member of the house in 1885, and I have the
honor OF being member of this senate now,
aud question the propriety and deny the
right of any public officer to circulate abroad
| over this great commonwealth that men are
| purchasable commodity. We know what
| an oath is and we knew what we were doing
when we took that oath, and we knew that
| we must be true to that oath. Now would we
| be true to ourselves as servants of the people
| under oath, if we did not investigate the I'M
| putations made by the speakers at that meet
| ing last night in the presence of 1,S00 people.
| Let me read u few extracts from one Of the
! morning papers containing a report of the
| meeting. Here the senator read from the
! GLOBE the pointed illusions and insinuations
i made by Gov. McGil. Gen. Nettleton Attor-
| ney General Clapp, Rev. S, G. Smith, Senator
NJ. j. Daniels and a. ]. Blethen, of the Min
neapolis Tribune. Mr.. President. l hold
| that it becomes US to uphold oar position as
! public servants, and to investigate whether
such charges and imputatlons are true OF
| false, and would ask that Senator Daniels be
made chairman of that committee.
Senator Crandall, of Steele county, offered
! the following amendment:
| Resolved, That the parties who have made
charges or insinuations involving the integ-
rity of members of this body, be especially in
| vited to appear before SAID committee and
there give any and all information relating to
| any supposed use of money or other improper
means to influence votes
Senator Durant-With the consent of the
! gentleman who seconded my motion, accept
! the amendment.
| Then up arose Senator Ward, with slow
movement, but with spark of indignation
i'll each eye, and his great countenance Sc
hard with determination. He commenced
speaking while his body yet stopped HI
| said:
| second the amendment and the resolution
| and hope it will be adopted. When heart
in the afternoon that there was to be a TEN
perance meeting at the Grand opera house il
the evening. for the purpose of infiuencinl
Continued ON Fourth rage.